Abstract: Understanding the essence, central theme and intrinsic relationships of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture is crucial to grasping it as an organic unified system of thought.Adhering to the cultural leadership of the CPC is the first essential point, putting cultural construction in a prominent position in the national governance, is a distinctive feature, remaining cultural confidence and adhering to cultural subjectivity is a consistent theme, the "second integration" is the fundamental methodology, and the cultural mission in the new era is a programmatic goal.Insist on the primary position of the cultural leadership of the CPC, put the cultural construction in a more prominent position, and establish the leadership through culture, its purpose is to adhere to the cultural subjectivity.The reason for attaching great importance to cultural construction lies not only in the mediating force and reproduction function of culture, but also in the independence of national spirit and the consolidation of cultural subjectivity.The “two integrations”, especially the "second integration", is not only the fundamental way to establish and consolidate cultural subjectivity, but also the fundamental source of remaining cultural confidence, so as to lay principles and provide guidance for shouldering the cultural mission in the new era.Xi Jinping Thought on Culture has created a new realm in the development of Marxist cultural theory, realized the creative transformation and innovative development of the traditional edification of Chinese civilization, and marked that the CPC has reached a new height in its understanding of the laws of building socialist culture with Chinese characteristics.

Key words: Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, systematicness, the essence and central theme, original contribution